Skipper can't skip this one

Changing the rules for one person comes back to bit them in the ass. Bob Skipper was a former sheriff with credentials, but he had been away from law enforcement for 14 years.

He was everybody's favorite to replace Sheriff Bernie Giusto. But, statute required a four month retraining course. He couldn't rest on his laurels.

Bob Skipper and friends moaned and groaned about it.

One of Mr. Skipper's friends was District Attorney Michael Schrunk who stated that the sheriff "had so many years of experience that there is little" he would "learn about running a jail in the four-month law enforcement basic course"

"I believe [he] could teach many of the classes [he is] being asked to attend." [Oregonian].

But Eriks Gabliks, the deputy director of Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training had a different take:

"These are perishable skills if you're not working in law enforcement." "If you don't use it, you lose it." [Oregonian].